Arsenal have no made it easy for a standout player like Alexis to stay given their woeful season, out of the title race and the Champions League by March.

And Sanchez wants Arsenal to show ambition by buying other world class players and overhaul the squad to put them in contention for a first Premier League title since 2004 - seemingly irrespective of whoever is in charge, with under-fire boss Arsene Wenger himself unclear on his future.

A host of the world's top clubs are unsurprisingly after him, such as Paris Saint-Germain, moneybags Italian side Juventus - and even Manchester United.